Welcome to the start of Event #89: $1,000 Flip & Go Presented by GGPoker – a tournament that has quickly established itself as one of the most entertaining events on the World Series of Poker calendar.
Players are currently playing the “Flip” portion of the event, where everyone is all in preflop – receiving three hole cards and discarding one after the flop is dealt. The last two cards are placed on the board and the best hand wins the flip! The winner at each eight-handed table then progresses to the “Go” stage of the event, having already made it into the money, and it plays out as a regular no-limit hold'em tournament.
The 2022 edition was won by Christopher Chatman, who claimed his first bracelet in the event and took home $187,770 for his efforts.
2022 Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
| 1 | Christopher Chatman | United States | $187,770 |
| 2 | Rafi Elharar | Israel | $116,050 |
| 3 | Tyler Willse | United States | $85,420 |
| 4 | Ian Steinman | United States | $63,530 |
| 5 | Pete Chen | Taiwan | $47,760 |
| 6 | Austin Apicella | United States | $36,290 |
| 7 | Zach Cheatum | United States | $27,880 |
| 8 | Georgios Sotiropoulos | Greece | $21,660 |
| 9 | Mike Matusow | United States | $17,010 |
Of course, last year’s tournament will also be remembered for Scott Seiver, who made a heroic but ultimately doomed attempt to progress into the money. Seiver fired an eye-watering 43 bullets in the $1,000 buy-in event, (for $43,000 total) meaning he needed to finish fifth to just break even. Unfortunately for the four-time bracelet winner, he didn’t win a single flip and failed to cash.
The final flips will take place at about 4:00 p.m. and the tournament proper will begin at 7 p.m. local time, at which point live updates will begin here.
Players start with 20,000 chips and levels last 30 minutes. Play will continue for 12 levels, with 20-minute breaks every four levels. Those who make Day 2 will return at 12 noon on Saturday, July 15, and play down to a winner.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for coverage of this unique event.